Posts by danielquinn@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #AbKco1R5JCLRNn9KQy by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2023-10-31T14:19:01Z
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@EU_Commission this is great and all, but if you're not simultaneously taxing carbon to drive down production of fossil energy, all you're doing is adding more energy to the grid, not reducing the CO₂ we're putting into the atmosphere.
(DIR) Post #AbXzgjVrRO90bAAe0m by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2023-11-07T01:05:18Z
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@clive I have an old X1-series ThinkPad that predates yours by a few years (2012 I think) and it's still going strong. It's true what you say: they're great little machines.
(DIR) Post #AcJB99NANK7WTFQdMG by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2023-11-29T18:55:57Z
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Biologists of Mastodon, care to answer a dumb question? Here it is: Why do we breathe?Like seriously, if it's O₂ going in, and CO₂ coming out, isn't the O₂ just serving as a carbon courier? Or is there something more interesting/elaborate going on where we actually use the O₂ to do something and the CO₂ is a byproduct? If it's the latter, what is it?My whole life I thought I understood how this works, but my 4 year old asks one question and suddenly I'm confronted by my ignorance.
(DIR) Post #AcJBnB6fLdgNQonVE8 by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2023-11-29T19:32:44Z
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@kravietz yeah I was familiar with mechanical ventilation, but the question of what was actually being done with the O₂ was what stumped me. Thanks!
(DIR) Post #AcUexdQLxB99Yuu52m by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2023-12-04T15:30:31Z
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@max @Colinsay from a separate article: “I don’t see sea rescue as a humanitarian action, but as part of an anti-fascist fight,”So yeah. She's a badass.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/26/italian-authorities-detain-banksy-funded-migrant-rescue-boat
(DIR) Post #Aj7GRb4NDI7dRymQIS by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2024-06-20T06:54:19Z
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@soller @thestrangelet @lucasmz I can sympathise with that, but the sticking point for @aral I think is that this isn't just unfinished work lacking a few features, but rather unfinished work that's remained unfinished for so long *while still being used as the default* for years. This decision, that an unfinished product lacking fundamental #a11y functionality was "good enough to ship" is an ableist one.
(DIR) Post #AmKZGq2qkHunxNDrgO by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T12:26:39Z
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@wizard don't forget the fossil fuels and fintech companies. Lots of world-destroying work there too!I think you're touching on one of the Big Problems with capitalism, rather than tech specifically: most of the paid work is Bad For The World. I have a theory that this is a big driver behind Free software: use your skills for Good... in your free time.
(DIR) Post #AmKZGru3pw4bih7sGG by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2024-09-21T12:26:44Z
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@wizard I'm afraid I don't have much in the way of advice for you, other than that there are not-evil jobs out there... they just don't pay (nearly) as well as EvilCorp™, or don't offer full time, or only do contact work, etc.I'm making £90k right now writing anti-Cancer tech, but could be making £150 with oil & gas. It took me a year to find this job, but my mental health was worth it.
(DIR) Post #Aq6vSjpldf5QdnvqJk by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-01-15T13:16:32Z
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@amici if you're looking for suggestions:https://www.tumblr.com/the-lemonaut/710271433164668928/thats-why-im-looking-into-solarpunk-and-amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twGcjDnOb_Uhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_Nilhttps://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-year-without-sunshine/
(DIR) Post #ArUEQn1WM8Obzj4WkC by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-02-25T19:27:02Z
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@frameworkcomputer never in my life have I seen anything like this. Do you guys need some help autoscaling?
(DIR) Post #AthIjnDYAgdWNKMBJA by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-05-01T23:32:01Z
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The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation aren't fucking around.( Via: https://lemmy.ca/post/43230468 ) #cdnpoli
(DIR) Post #AuDZ0n3HjJL5l0CYnQ by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-05-18T07:24:45Z
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Someone built a website and hosted it on an old smartphone. Then they hooked it up to some solar panels and put it up in the attic. You can visit this absolutely #solarpunk project here:https://compost.party/
(DIR) Post #AujGObWhHbUgyfAD6O by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-06-02T19:05:40Z
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@davidrevoy hooray! I'm so excited!
(DIR) Post #AymBc25X2mSoZGI51U by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-10-01T20:01:19Z
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Dockworkers Across Europe Meet to Call a General Strike for Gazahttps://www.leftvoice.org/dockworkers-across-europe-meet-to-call-a-general-strike-for-gaza/#FreePalestine #BlockEverything #BlocchiamoTutto
(DIR) Post #AzEB0eh6V2MNiwv4vA by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-10-15T08:29:21Z
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@aral this is one of the things that often get lost in the UBI debate: the value of Free contributions from people who will inevitably produce products and services for society for free when their basic needs are already being met by the state.More of this please!
(DIR) Post #AzWf5JawrtATChSPKq by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-07-04T06:23:32Z
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David Suzuki, one of Canada's greatest voices on climate and the biosphere says that it's too late and that the fight against climate change is lost:https://www.ipolitics.ca/2025/07/02/its-too-late-david-suzuki-says-the-fight-against-climate-change-is-lost/"The units of survival are going to be local communities, so I’m urging local communities to get together."As someone who has loved Suzuki for a long time, this interview was both brutal and refreshing. He's basically saying that we're dying and capitalism killed us.
(DIR) Post #B0Mww5kLV5AIAEED4a by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-11-18T11:56:18Z
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@aral maybe link to their donations page which is available in English: https://soutenir.framasoft.org/en/ rather than the French language toot that links to another French language page that I ended up having to use Mozilla Firefox AI to translate 😛
(DIR) Post #B0lkyiVbZPCVE9sOW0 by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-07-17T16:03:47Z
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@ErikUden I'd be really interested to know why this hasn't just been done as a "Green Left" partnership rather than a competing party. Are their positions so different that they can't play well together?
(DIR) Post #B1joy6Wt6KAjCon3NA by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2025-12-29T09:27:00Z
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Richard Wolff Explains How Capitalism is Thefthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuvGFl8eBeM
(DIR) Post #B2JvIbaPc9llmrTFwG by danielquinn@mastodon.social
2026-01-15T20:37:55Z
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@aral if you, like me, had a doctor that didn't prescribe blood thinners, I *strongly* recommend that you either (a) insist on them, or at least (b) ensure that you've got a competent doctor who can prescribe them should you develop clots.My nightmare through the NHS on this front was brutal if you fancy a read: https://danielquinn.org/blog/broken-and-mangled/